Thomas Evans (Islamist)

Thomas Evans (1989-14 June 2015) was a British member of al-Shabaab. He converted to Islam and was radicalized on the internet, and he later headed to Somalia to fight for jihad. Evans was killed in an attack on a military base in the north of Kenya which left a total of 11 militants and 2 Kenyan Army troops dead.

Biography
Thomas Evans was born in 1989 in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. He converted to Islam and was radicalized on the internet, and he used his passport to head to Egypt, and from there he traveled to Somalia. He joined the al-Shabaab terrorist group in Somalia, fighting in the Somali Civil War. On 14 June 2015, he was killed in an attack on a military base in the north of Kenya in which 10 other al-Shabaab militants and two Kenyan Army troops were killed.